Senior Network Engineer - Projects - #34382

Overall: As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building, maintaining, and enhancing network infrastructure while supporting monitoring and management platforms across on-premises/private cloud, our client’s Cloud (VMware), and Azure.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designing and deploying physical and virtual networks
• Delivering new and modified services to customers and providing third-line support and fault resolution.
• Hands-on expertise in network migrations, proof-of-concept testing, and multi-vendor networking and security technologies.
• Work closely with project managers and internal teams, collaborating directly with customers to address their business needs.
• Act as the technical representative of the company, liaising with customers before and after sales.
• Manage the customer experience on projects, within time and budget, including appropriate risk management and change control.
• Ensure change control is handled thoroughly to maintain high levels of customer service.
• Provide feedback and approval for new product development.
• Coordinate with hardware and software partners for project deliverables or incident resolution.
• Collaborate with the team to resolve incidents, maintaining clear communication with customers.

Must-have Skills / Qualification:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in networking with a strong focus on customer-facing roles.
• At least 3 years of experience working in a Managed Service Provider (MSP) environment.
• Proven ability to translate business and technical requirements into project deliverables.
• Experience working in project teams delivering complex, medium-to-large-scale IT projects.
• Networking Technologies expertise:
• Multi-vendor experience (HPE/Aruba, Fortinet, Cisco, Palo Alto, Teltonika)
• Advanced IP routing (OSPF, ISIS, BGP, PBR)
• Switching and wireless technologies
• Firewalls, proxies, VPNs, and security solutions
• Overlay/virtual networking principles
• Load balancing, traffic segregation, and network resilience
• General IT Knowledge:
• Windows & Linux OS installation/configuration.
• Administration and configuration of server applications and security controls.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills – able to articulate complex networking concepts clearly.
• Strong initiative – capable of identifying and solving problems independently.
• Proactive communicator – able to engage with customers and teams across multiple time zones.
• Highly organised – able to manage multiple work threads while ensuring critical deliverables are met.
• Detail-oriented – ensures that solutions are deployed with accuracy and minimal risk.
• Flexible approach to working hours – may need to adjust for project timelines.

Advantageous Experience/Skills:

• Certifications:
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700) (strongly preferred)
• Certifications in networking/security (e.g., CCNP, NSE 4-7, PCNSE, CWNP) are advantageous.
• Cloud Networking Expertise:
• Microsoft Azure networking (Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Load Balancers, NSGs, VPN Gateway)
• VMware networking (NSX, VCF, private cloud environments)